Heinz Meng—wildlife conservationist, educator, falconer, and artist— introduced countless students to the natural majesty of the Hudson Valley. He led the effort to save the peregrine falcon, one of the region’s most inspiring avian predators from the brink of extinction.

Continue his work by supporting the Heinz Meng Environmental and Conservation Education Fund.

Share new knowledge through interpretive exhibits displayed in Coykendall Science Building (CSB).

Support an annual lecture by leading climate science and ecology scientists

Make a commitment now for conservation science!Help us create a robust and dynamic response to the growing need for both environmental education and the inspired and innovative thinking that Heinz Meng brought to the environmental challenges facing our local ecosystems and our planet. Your gifts to the Dr. Heinz K. Meng Environmental and Conservation Education Fund, will continue a legacy connecting young people, students, and the wider Hudson Valley community with the natural world.

Please consider a gift at one of the levels listed below.The names of each of the gift levels represent the historic peregrine nesting sites in the Shawangunk Mountains.

Or, consider a pledge to be given over five years. For example, gifts of $1,000 per year over five years would be a total pledge of $5,000, qualifying you as a Millbrook Cliff donor to the Meng Environmental and Conservation Education Fund.

For pledged gifts and gifts of $5,000 or more, please contact the SUNY New Paltz Foundation at 845-257-3258. A gift officer would be happy to speak with you.

Invitation to special events for Friends of the Dr. Heinz Meng Environmental Education and Conservation Fund Complimentary annual membership to Mohonk Preserve, including pass for one vehicle + all recognitions listed below